Pivot-light.



P. B. 11011111100. PIYOT LIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1909.

986,966, Patented M111. 14, 1911.

monm rl features thereof are necessarily susceptible i or any convenient type and, hence, a. de-

asaeee,

tion generally statedabove, it will, of course,

'a lamp bracket 7 rigidly secured thereto, the enlarged outwardly projecting end of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER B. DONAI-I0O,'0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR T0 ALFRED H. LENT, OF

OAKLAND,- CALIIEORNIA. I

PIVOT-LIGHT.

Patented Mar. 1a, 1911, Serial No. 506,990.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 10, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

end of said link 13 is bifurcated, as indi- Be' it known that I, PETER B. DONAHOO, a

cated at 14, for the reception of one end of a citizen of the United States, residing at connecting rod 15 which may be held therein Oakland, 1n the county of Alameda and by means of a-bolt 16 or equivalent fastener. State of Cahforma, have invented certaln The'knucklc joint 4: carries an upstanding new and useful Improvements in Pivotpivot pin 17 upon which a link 18 is mount- Llghts, of which the following is a speci- I ed, said link 18 having its free end bifurcated, fication, reference being had therem to the I as indicated at 19, forthe reception of one accompanying drawing.

end of the connecting rod 15, said rod be- This mvention relates to V ifing held in said-bifurcated end of the link motor and similar vehlcles, and the prin-. '18 by means of the belt or other convenient cipal object of the same is to provide a .fasten'er 20. mechanism whereby said headlights will be As will be understood from the foregoing turned with the turning gear of the vehicle description, the lamp turning mechanismis so that the light rays will always be pro.- jected in the direction in which the vehicle is travelin In carrying out the objects of the inven-- headlights for v In order, therefore, to operate the lamp at the'opposite side of the vehicle simultaneously, the lamp support 7 is provided with a forwardly projecting lip 21 which isengaged by the bifurcated end 22 of a rod 23 extending transversely across-the front of the vehicle and having its other end similarly engaged with the support for saidopposite lamp.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the be readily understood that the essential of changes in details and structural arrangements but a preferred and practical embodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure, 1 is a view in front elevationof the forward end of a motor vehicle showing the same equipped with the improved headlight operating mechanism. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, the headlight support being shown in transverse section.

Referring to said drawing by numerals, 1 designates a ortion of the. usual front, or hood end, 0 a motor Vehicle, Q'the side spring gear which is clipped to the axle 3, said axle having a knuckle joint connection 4 with the hub 5- of a' steering wheel 6. The foregoing structure may be of the usual immediately communicated to the lamps, thereby causing the same to direct their vehicle is traveling.

lVhat I claim as my invention is A lamp sup-porting device comprising a flattened spring with a lamp bracket secured thereto and having an enlarged projecting end, a pivot shaft carried by said end said pivot shaft projecting through said bracket and having on its lower end a crank arm provided with a pivot pin onits outer end, said pin having a bifurcated link secured thereto, arod having one end connected to said bifurcated link, and a knuckle joint Having an upstanding pin provided with a link having a bifurcated end having the other end of said rod mounted therein.

- In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER'B. DOhTAIIOO.

tailed description thereof is thought to be unnecessary.

The spring 2 has the flattened portion of said bracket having the pivot shaft 8' of the lamp fork 9 mounted therein, said fork carrying alamp 10. Said pivot shaft 8 projects through the bracket 7, and its lower end is-.provided with a crank arm 11, the outer end of which carries a pivot pin 12 upon which a link 13 is mounted. The free Witnessesz' Anrnno H. Lnn'r, Geo. E. FISHER.

located at one side only of the vehicle and has a direct connection with but one lamp.

turning movement of the steering gear israys of light in the direction in which the 

